Elton

Definitions

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proper n. A male given name

proper n. A surname.

Etymologies

From Old English, meaning "Ella's town" (Wiktionary)

Examples

Given that Letts still thinks Ben Elton is the "spiritual chieftain" of modern comics, you may feel that his finger is so far from the pulse that it's barely worth taking the trouble to argue the point, but after more than 12 years hanging around comedy clubs and the Edinburgh fringe, I found his criticism baffling.